Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Snowboard Boots 2016-17

Hello and welcome to my list of the top 5 women’s freestyle snowboard boots for the 2016/17 season.

This list is for the female freestyle rider who loves to ride in the park and generally ride’s freestyle but may also like to ride the trails now and then.

Comparison Stats

Of the 18 boots that I rated as women’s freestyle boots:

The average score was 79.0/100

The highest score was 91.4/100 (see #1 below)

The lowest score was 65.5/100

The average price was $201

O.k. let’s get into the top 5.

Women’s Freestyle Boots #5

Boot: Burton Mint

Price: $199

Lacing System: Speed Lace

Flex: Medium-Soft (3/10)

Rating: 83.3/100

Coming in at # 5 are Burton’s Mint boots.

Despite having the least amount of shock absorption in this list, the Mint’s still manage to rate well and that’s down to them being really comfortable and seriously adjustable so you can get the right fit and feel.

Check out the video for more

Burton Mint Score Breakdown

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

3.0

18/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

3.5

10.5/15

Adjustability:

4.5

13.5/15

Comfort:

4.0

8/10

Response:

3.0

6/10

Traction:

1.5

1.5/5

TOTAL after normalizing

83.3/100

Women’s Freestyle Boots #4

Boot: Burton Starstruck Boa

Price: $219

Lacing System: Single Boa

Flex: Medium-Soft (3/10)

Rating: 83.9/100

At #4 we have another pair of Burton boots – the Starstruck boa.

The biggest downside of the Starstruck’s is their lack of adjustability. THis limitation is due to the single boa system used. However, if your feet fit the boot well, this shouldn’t be too big an issue.

Outside of that the Starstruck’s have great shock absorption, great heel hold, decent response and are really comfortable.

If they incorporated a double boa system, these boots would score even higher in this list (but the price would go up too).

Check out the video below for more

Score Breakdown for the Starstrucks

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

4.0

12/15

Adjustability:

2.0

6/15

Comfort:

4.0

8/10

Response:

3.0

6/10

Traction:

2.0

2/5

TOTAL after normalizing

83.9/100

Women’s Freestyle Boots #3

Boot: Vans Women’s Encore

Price: $199

Lacing System: SingleBoa

Flex: Medium-Soft

Rating: 86.2/100

Next up, at #3, we have the Vans Encore (women’s version).

You pretty much can’t go wrong with these suckers for freestyle riding.

They are super comfortable and have that nice softer flex that is perfect for tweaking grabs, hitting jibs in the park and providing forgiveness for those various landings off small jumps, jibs and ground tricks.

And add to that their great shock absorption and you can land those tricks all day in comfort.

They also have the best traction of any boot on this list so if you like to hike the park you might appreciate that feature.

Like the Burton Starstruck, I’d like to see the Women’s Encore with a double boa system so that you can individually adjust the upper and lower sections of the boots. If they had that then these boots would likely be even higher on this list.

More on the Women’s Encore in the vid below

Women’s Encore Score Breakdown

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

4.0

12/15

Adjustability:

2.0

6/15

Comfort:

4.5

9/10

Response:

2.5

5/10

Traction:

4.0

4/5

TOTAL

86.2/100

Women’s Freestyle Boots #2

Boot: 32 Women’s Lashed FT

Price: $249

Lacing System: Speed Lacing

Flex: Medium-Soft

Rating: 89.7/100

Coming in at #3 are 32’s Women’s Lashed boots.

These boots are just about the perfect freestyle boot for women.

They are super comfortable, have great adjustability and offer really good response for riding the rest of the mountain when you feel like getting out of the park – or if you like to ride freestyle on the trails.

They also have great shock absorption which adds to that comfort – but more importantly helps to absorb the shock on landings.

There are 3 different versions of the Lashed. This version is the Speed Lace (Fast Track) version. You can also get a traditional lace version and a boa version. The scores for each of the versions are shown below.

Check out the video below to learn more

This video is for the 2016 model (and for the traditional lace version) but most of it is still relevant for the FT model and the 2017 model.

32 Women’s Lashed FT Score Breakdown

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

3.0

9/15

Adjustability:

4.0

12/15

Comfort:

4.5

9/10

Response:

3.5

7/10

Traction:

2.0

2/5

TOTAL after normalizing

89.7/100

32 Women’s Lashed BOA Score Breakdown

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

4.0

12/15

Adjustability:

2.0

6/15

Comfort:

4.5

9/10

Response:

3.5

7/10

Traction:

2.0

2/5

TOTAL after normalizing

86.2/100

32 Women’s Lashed Score Breakdown

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

3.0

9/15

Adjustability:

3.0

9/15

Comfort:

4.5

9/10

Response:

3.0

6/10

Traction:

2.0

2/5

TOTAL after normalizing

85.1/100

Women’s Freestyle Boots #1

Boot: Vans Women’s Aura

Price: $249

Lacing System: Traditional Lace

Flex: Medium-Soft (4.5 out of 10)

Rating: 91.4/100

Grabbing the #1 spot are the Vans Aura Women’s boots.

These boots are super comfortable and have great shock absorption so that you can land those tricks all day.

They also benefit from some great heel hold and have enough traction to let you the hike the park.

But what sets these apart from other BOA boots in this list is that they have a double boa system – so they are also highly adjustable. The side boa adjusts the lower section of the boot and the tongue boa adjusts the upper section. This allows you to get a customized fit.

Especially great if you like to loosen the upper section for extra tweakability in the park and then tighten it up for more response over the rest of the mountain.

Check out the video below for more on the Auras

Check out the score breakdown for the Auras in the table below

FACTOR

RATING (OUT OF 5)

CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE

Shock Absorption:

4.0

24/30

Flex:

5.0

15/15

Heel Hold:

4.0

12/15

Adjustability:

4.0

12/15

Comfort:

4.5

9/10

Response:

2.5

5/10

Traction:

2.5

2.5/5

TOTAL after normalizing

91.4/100

Over to You….

Note: These boots are for those freestyle riders who like a playful ride – so the rider who likes it casual, playful and likes to hit jibs, do presses, grabs, small to medium jumps and general ground tricks.

For those who like their freestyle more extreme (large jumps and the likes) you may want to go with a stiffer flexing boot.

Thanks for reading and I hope this post has helped you to choose the right boots for you.

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